Posted in amtrak, baker street station, tagged amtrak, megabus on December 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m pleased to add the Bring Megabus to Fort Wayne blog to our blogroll. Jodi is a local citizen trying to drum up support for this low fare bus service to and from the Summit City to and from a variety of midwest cities.
MegaBus routes currently include…
Here’s a sample of some low-cost express rates to-from Chicago from [...]
Posted in omni source, tagged pollution on December 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
In an editorial today, the Journal Gazette added it’s voice calling for the release of environmental studies results on the OmniSource property…
City residents paid nearly $50,000 for a consultant to study the extent of contamination at a key near-downtown site long pegged for a major development. City officials have no good reason to conceal the results of [...]
Posted in omni source, tagged pollution on December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Ben Lanka reports in today’s Journal Gazette:
Despite refusing to release nearly $50,000 worth of environmental studies on riverfront property pegged for future development, Fort Wayne’s redevelopment director said Wednesday nothing unexpected was uncovered…
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The invoices, dated in July, September and November, show several environmental studies were conducted on the land, including soil samplings at 26 randomly [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to the new and improved look for North Fort Wayne River Development. I was never quite happy with the site hosted on blogspot.com, as it was too dark and difficult to navigate. Hope you find the changes an improvement over the old version.
Posted in college, downtown campus, economic development, education, harrison square, higher education, ipfw, ivy tech, tom henry on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ICHE 3rd District Representative: Marilyn Moran-Townsend
I came across the following snippet from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education’s meeting minutes:
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Fort Wayne
New Construction and Renovation Project
Project Cost: $26,700,000
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana seeks authorization to proceed with the project Fort Wayne New Construction and Renovation Project. The project would [...]
Posted in graham richard, omni source on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Outgoing Mayor Graham Richard announced his administration will not exercise the purchase option of the OmniSource property by the December 31 deadline. The City cited several reasons for this decision, many previously discussed in this space. From the Journal Gazette this morning:
“The land, northwest of Clinton and Fourth streets, has been the subject of much [...]
Posted in omni source, tom henry on December 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From this morning’s Journal Gazette: The City of Fort Wayne has announced a desire to renew the purchase option.
“The city plans to approach the Rifkin family, which owns the property through a limited liability corporation, about extending the option, [Fort Wayne director of development, John] Urbahns said. Danny Rifkin, who also serves as president and [...]
Posted in science central on December 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a blast from the past — a high school public access news story covering the grand opening of Science Central (1995). Check out how the attractions have changed in the last twelve years.
"Fort Wayne has a proud heritage and long ago was the destination of choice for early settlers. The city has lost its Sense of Self. We cannot look to Toledo or Dayton, Indianapolis or Providence for who or what we are supposed to be. We must embrace that which makes us unique. Only we can reclaim the title long lost, and once again become the standard-bearer worthy of emulation."
"I utterly reject the belief that the people of Fort Wayne are resistant to change. They simply have not yet seen a vision they can stand behind. Show them the right plan at the right time and the right price and they will proudly support it."
- Dave MacDonald
